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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
NO MORE SURPRISES.

The Augusta Democrats through apathy
born Of oYer-confdence, permitted them
selves, last fall, to be surprised by the Re
publIcans, and their majority reduced to
less than one fourth. What made the thing
more Notifying, was that it was an election
in which wasrunning one Of the truestDe
ocrats that ever came before the Augusta
people-James Bumgardner-and one who
had been to them not only in public but
private life, a steadfast friend. If we can
not atone to him in this election, we can
at least make satisfaction to our party IN
the State by bringing out our full vote.
To do this the Precinct ChaSrqnen must
bestlr themselves. AS we have said before
1t is the Precinct Committee that gives
activity to the party, and the Precinct
Chairman that gives activity to the Pre-
cinct Committee. To them, Chairmen
and Committee, the Democracy looks for
leadership. The election day is only elev-
en- days off from TO-DAY and it is nearly
time the personal canvass of the precincts
was finished. But we hear that in some
of the precincts no personal canvass has
yet been begun by the committeeman.
Many campaigns are ruined by delay and
in this one there is not tie slightest ex-
cuse for putting off anything. We earn
estly hope the personal canvass by the COM
mitteemen in the county will begin at
once.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
JOINT DEBATES,

The VINDICAToR, in opposition to the
opinion of high Democratic party au-
thorities, has always held that JOINT de
bates were best for the party and we're the
right of the people. We suppose no Demo-
crat in augusta who was present at the
Court House Monday will now differ from
US. What promised to be perfunctory,
routine, political meeting was changed in
the twinkling Of an eye into red-hot,
roaring Democratic meeting by few mi
nutes OF JOINT debate between Edward
Echols and Hon. Jacob Yost. Tue Demo-
Gratis were delighted and hailed Echols In
a new light; that of speaker who can
make things lively for any opponent, no
matter how suddenly he may spring on
him from the bushes. If the Virginia
Democracy wants to educate effective
speakers fer its side. it must have joint
debates, otherwise its young men will
grow up mere orators and declaimers-a
useless and dude-llke sort of thing in a hot
political fight.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
THE BALLOT BOX is HIS
FRIEND.

The poor laborer pays his capitation tax
of ST. to the State in hard earned cash. His
only consolation IS that it goes by law to
the School fund to educate his own chill
dren and the children of other poor men
He knows that every dollar taken away
from the School fund makes it that much
worse for the schools and that much
worse for the poor mans children. He
also knows that they who tender coupons
to the State for their taxes are wrecking
the schools. He knows also that the Re-
publican nominee for the House of Dele
gates from Augusta, Mr.. Ben. J. Craig,
tenders coupons for his taxes and he will
not vote for Mr.. Craig. Mr.. Craig is
thrifty, well-to do farmer. and SO far, in
coupon rendering, has had the best of the
poor capltation tax cash-payer, but on
Tuesday, Nov. 8th the poor cash capita
ton tax payer will have the best of him.
Whoever else he may vote for, he will not
vote for Mr.. Craig, The ballot is the poor
mans friend; it is weapon with which
he can punish men he cannot get at any
other way.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

Evarts took Mr. Stuart aside and asked him
for the truth about Old Virginia. Mr.. Stuart
began at the beginning-told how the State
debt was incu,red-how one-third of the old
State was torn off-how the Coupon Act was
passed-how the Federal Government had
from time to time shown its hand in Virginia
politics, and all the rest. He assured Senator
Evarts that TIE Virginia people were as honest
aud patriotic as any people the world has
ever known; and he added that while it is
easy enough to criticise the attitude of the old
State on the debt question, it was not very
easy TO see, with all the complications and
embarrassments which have been upon u.s.
how the situation could be different from
what it is. Mr.. Eyarts is q fine listener as
well as peerless orator, and he listened so
attentively, and the Virginia statesman was
SO inspired by the profound interest of his one
nearer, that, before they knew it, they had
gone past midnight. The parlors were desert
ed, and some one had carried off Senator
Evarts' hat. Next morning at breakfast, Mr..
Stuart told this little joke on Mr. Evarts, and
Mr.. Winthrop, Ex-President Hayes, Gen.
Sherman. and the rest of the distinguished
party, seemed to enjoy it quite as much
! as some of Bro. Laferty's little jokes on
the Baptists are enjoyed by his readers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
"SETTLING" THE STATE
DEBT.

The most amusing statement made by
the Court House Lawyers of the Republic
can party in their speeches was this,
ssSend Ben Craig and Bailey Dunlap to
the legislature and the debt will be set
tied !" About Mr.. Craig's mode of
"settling" the debt We already know
something. He is settling it now, and has
been FOR some time, by paying his tax
money to the creditors instead of his State.
That is has mode OF settling; ore that if
he succeeds in getting its adoption by the
legislature OF his fellow citizens generally
will soon put an end to the public
schools, the Asylums and the government
itself. ABBOTT Mr.. Dunlap's mode Of set
thing the public as yet knows nothing
But if he is with his party and its organ.
the VALLEY Virginian," in their views, we
can tell as exactly as we can tell that of Mr.
Craig. He is with Judge Bond and the
bondholders; he thinks the efforts of the
Democrats to save the State Treasury
from 100000 of coupons which would
bankrupt it, to be weakness and stupid
ity,'' and he would ground all the legal
weapons Virginia has, before petty Fed
eral Judge, and let the coupons come in
and the Schools and Asylums be ruined.
The surest way and the speediest way
to the settlement of the debt that lies
before the voters of Augusta. is to settle
VIM. Malone, Ben. J. Craig and W. Bal
ley Dunlap! Settle them aud their politi-
cal copartners all over Virginia by leaving
them at home; and when the creditors
find it settled that they have to deal with
the Democratic party, inexorably deter
mined on the Rlddleberger bill, they will
come to their senses, stop the salary paid
Mr.. Royal to worry the State, and fund
under the Isiddleberger bill.
''Settle the debit after the plan of
Craig and Dunlap and you again have your
school children at home and without edu-
cationI That sort of settlement" don't
suit the poor man who has children TO
educate, however it may suit the comfor-
tabiy off farmer who tenders coupons for
his taxes as MIR. Craig does. MIR. Dunlap
is said to have been nominated as repre-
sentative of the mechanic class. He is in
strange company for a man who wants
to see the children of his fellow mechanics
educated.
2. S.-Since the above, we see card
from Mr.. Dunlap saying he will hand over
the debt settlement to commission of
business men. That's no settlement atall
The amount is what the people of Virgin
Ia want TO know. What does he mean,
more taxes?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

The Roanoke Leader says that in his
speech there last week, Hon. Jacob Yost
made an attack on the lawyers. This news
will be food for Indignation for Col VIM.
E. Craig and Charles Curry, ESQ.,, of the
StauDton bar, whose valuable aid MIR.
Y ost had, October Sth, in running the
Mares Nest Convention. The Leader also
says that in that town be advocated send
ing practical business man. from
Roanoke county to the legislature. What
will the Farmers and Mechanics, the hith-
erto unrepresented class according to
Mr.. Yost, say to this change of base2 Why
not Farmers and Mechanics in koanoke2
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

The State is ready and willing to pay all
her interest under the Riddleberger bill,
but the creditors hold $4,5O0,O0O of tax
receivable coupons under previous Funding
Bills. 1t is that flood, which means ruin to
the State, that the Democrats are trying
to keep out Of the Treasury, and relying
on Art. II to help them. AS for the Re-
publicans, as soon as they lost the State
they lost interest in fighting the creditors,
and are now about ready to surrender
to them without struggle in the Federal
court. They are not neutral however, their
weight being thrown with the bondhol-
ders rather than the State. And that is
the whole story of the debt-its legal and
party status.
In all practical things the State is doing
haye increased under Democratic rule
20 600 pupils and the school property
in value $245, 1000. The inpour of capt.
tai is greater than ever before, and
IN 1886, alone, s13. 100000 of capital
were invested in Virginia. There
are 566 miles of new railroad completed or
in progress. The taxes have not been
raised. peace reigns throughout the State,
and Virginia is as prosperous as any State
North or South.
That is the record OF the Democratic
government of Virginia for three years
from Jan. 1, 1884, or rather for two years
from Jan. l., 1885, when Democratic
Governor came in. 1t is from the Demo
cratic and Republican records and cannot
be c0ntradicted. 1t is one every Demo
crat should be proud Of, and one on which
the party can appeal to the people for con
tinuance in power. 1t has promised good
government to all the people and it has
kept its word, in letter and in spirit.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
MALONE UNDER ANOTHER
MAMIE

The two Republican nominees. Messrs.
Craig and Dunlap. have bad before them
the question whether they will vote for
Malone for the U. s. Senate, for now three
weeks. In this time there have been nine
issues of newspapers through any one OF
which they had free access to answer that
question. They are silent. They are both
intelligent gentlemen, fully able to appre-
ciate the question and its bearings. They
know that Gen. Malone is Objectionable
to d large section of the Republican party.
they have that evidence under their very
noses in the protests of the VALLEY Vir-
ginian,' the able organ of their party.
against his election. Why is it they do
not answer The only reply is that they
fear to lose votes by answering. They
hope, Republicans as they are, to get some
Democratic votes on personal grounds and
Malone would scatter those votes to the
i. wind. And on the other hand they know
/ that if they publisher a reply and there
was any uncertain ling in it about their
willingness to vote for Malone for the Sen
ate, County Chairman Craig and Ex-
Auditor Allen would bury them On cleo
ton day where the crows couldn't find
them-if indeed they didn't take them
down off the ticket. The Malone Repub-
lican party of Augusta-and the voters of
the Republican party in Augusta,
with the exception of handful, are for
| Malone and nobody else-wouldn' 60 to
the polls for any man that was not safe
! to vote for the General, and Messrs. Craig
| and Dunlap know it.
The Democrat who casts his vote for
either Craig and Dunlap, is only, unde 7
another name, casting vote for William
Malone for TIE U s. Senate. Everybody
in and out Of Spolitics knows it, and neither
of these gentlemen have denied or will
deny it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

The rain ruined everything last week
and this The Staunton Fair, the Raleigh
IN. 60 Fair, The Lynchburg Fair, last
week, and the Richmond Lee monument
corner stone laying, this week. Gen. Joe
Johnston was there; Gov. Wilson of West
Virginia was there; lots of generals;
money spent and much work done there,
but the rain did more work than all put
together The StonewaIl Band, and the
Jackson Rifles of Staunton, the latter
looking splendidly, were there, and there
were two thousand soldiers from Virginia
too, but the rain was the victor after all.
Richmond had shown fine spirit in the
matter; more's the ptv Of it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
WHAT WOULD TT PROFIT YOUs

The Democratic Prohibltlonist who
thinks he has a conscientious obligation
to throw away his vote OF the Prohibition
nominees Messrs. FultZ and Lyle, ought
to ask himself if there is no obligation of
conscience upon him to aid the Democracy
that has given his party Local Option, rather
than the party that has given it nothing
His vote for Fultz and Lyle is simply that
much strength drawn from the Demo-
cratic party, in fight with the Republican
party. Why should he. Democrat. throw
away his vote when the colored Republic
can Prohibition voters will be solid for the
Republican candidates. What doth it
profit Democratic Prohibitionist to
weaken his own party. strengthen the Re
publican party, and not advance the in
terests of Prohibition one step? Think
over it !?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
Interview with Hon. A. H. FL. Stuart.
from the Richmond Religious Herald

We have rarely, if ever, enjoyed an hours
talk more than we did that with Hon. A. H
II. Stuart, as he was returning last Friday
from the meeting of the Trustees of the Pea
body Fund in New York City.
Mr. Stuart is nov, eighty years of age, and has
been very feeble of late He said: 81
wanted to resign my place in the Board at
this meeting. but my friends would not hear
of it. told them that if should drop off,
hoped they would put VIM, Writ Henry in
my place. I regard Henry as one of the
ableet and purest men now living in Vir-
ginia." Then Mr.. Stuart told a pretty good
Joke on S nator Evarts, of New York. The
night before, as the Peabody Trustees were
fsasting in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Senator
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

Mr.. Echols is unreasonable. He com
plains that we do not hear one word OF
Of protest from the Republican leaders of
Augusta against Judge Bonds usurpa-
ton. He evidently forgets that the Re-
publican leaders of Augusta have nomi-
mated a coadjutor of Judge Bond for the
legislature. The Judge is engaged in col
lecting the creditors money by falling the
State officials, and Mr.. Craig is engaged
In the same collection for the creditors by
paying them money and his State coupons!
The Republican leaders of Augusta are
not likely to protest against what they
have just officially approved. But their
former followers will protest, and you will
see it at the polls.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

The next ten days are the days for
horseback exercise for the Chairmen Of
the Democratic Precinct Committees in
mittees at once and arrange their voting
lists. The Democrats Of the county look
to you, Precinct Chairmen, for acork, and
have confidence in you. Don It dlsappoint
them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
Posted at the corner of Main and Ne,

Posted at the corner of Main and New
streets is list of names purged from the
polls. There are third more Democrat
ic names purged from the books than
Republlcan-(that is conceding that all
Negroes are Republicans and yet our Re-
publican contemporary, the Virqinia,a, SAYS
of the purging throughout the State undeT
a State ldsc, that 1.-THE object is plainly to
disqualify as many Republican voters as
possible - Our eotemporary's Mares
Nest Is nearly equal to thaG of Col. Craig
On the appropriations to colleges by the
legislature.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

Messrs. Craig and Dunlap have been
repeatedly asked through the public prints
whether they will vote for Malone if they
are electedP They are either so blind they
cannot see these quet tions, so deaf they
cannot hear them, Or SO dumb they cannot
answer them. The attention of Supt.
Thomas S. Doyle, of the D. D. & B. In
stitution, is called to this affective dis
pensation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

Chairmen of the Democratic Precinct
Committees You have only twelve days
to election day If your committees have
not met yet, get on your horses, ride aroued
to them, and summon them. Hold your
conference at once, repeat itantil election
day, and have your precinct vote we'll il
hand at least four days before the election.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

cat the same time Gen. Malone is sending
his protests to this and that county not to O.
inmate this or that man, because he does not
think it a proper nomination to be made,
and using all his influence and power to
select only such candidates as will vote for
him for Senator. ~ VaI5ey Viryinian.
That settles it that Messrs. Craig and
Dunlap will go into caucus and vote for
Malone. They were warmly supported
by Col. VIM. E. Craig and Col. S. B. Allen
-Mahone's right hand men-in the nomi-
mating convention.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

It is possible the assault of the VINDIcAToR
on Mr. Craig will strike many more Demo-
Gratis than Republicans, and true to human
isAtincts. they may strike back in vindication
of their motives, by voting for Mr.. Craig for
the legislature. There is such a thing as a
ssboomerang" in politics. Valley Virytaaian.
That's just what the INDICATOR
wants. Yon trot out your comfortably off
well-to-do coupon tenderers to vote for Mr..
Craig, and we'll meet them at the polls
with the thousands Of poor workingmen
who want the public schools kept open for
their children. and yo1 will see where
your candidate stands. The poor man
who pays his dollar capitation tax in cash
to educate the children OF the State. don't
intend that coupon tenderers shall go to
the legislature. aad they will vote by
thousands TO prevent it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

1t looks like the bottom of the Repub-
lican tub had pretty we'll dropped out.
when we read that D. r. Revely, exile
publican State Treasurer, is President of
the Cedar Hill Democratic Club of Rock
bridge.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

James Alexander. the Oldest editor in
Virginia. and who was brought to Char
lottesyille from Boston, Mass, in 1898, to
print the memoirs and letters of Thomas
jefferson, died last week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

John Goode would have given an able
doctrinal sermon; but in his absence the
boys had regular revival. They hustled
the cause OF the enemy of mankind around
in lively STYLE.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

How would a Democratic Prohibitionist
feel, on rejecting that throwing away his
vote on Messrs. Fultz and Lyle had given
William Nal one two votes from Augusta
for U. s. Senator 1t is question that
brings long train Of 9th ers after it,
Think of it and think Of the fight you
made in to get rid of him,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-By virtue of a
~ decree of the Circuit Court of Angus
ia county, rendered in the casejof Sheets Exr.
VS.. Root q ais, we will proceed in front of the
Court House, in the city of staunton. on
Momdav, the 7tA day Of Noyember, 1897
Court day., to sell at public .,sgssssassa.
auction. that desirable tract of u -
land containing 16 acres and ST sss.sss
poles, situated near Mt. Sidney in ssssssgsasz
Augusta county, which was owned and occu-
pied by Jesse FL. Root in his lifetime.
TERMS:-So much in hand as will pay
cost of suit and sale, and the remainder upon
a credit of six, twelve, eighteen and twenty
four months from day of sale, with interest
from day of sale, the purchaser giving bond
with approved personal security, and the title
retained as ultimate security.
H. ST. G. TUCKER,
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
Commissioners.
I, B. F. Terry, Deputy Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Augusta county do certify that
James Bumgardner, Jr.; one of tho Commits
sioners appointed in the foregoing cause has
duly executed the bond required according to
law.
Given under my hand this Goth day of
Sept, 1887. B. T. TERRY,
oct28 ct Dep. Clerk.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
WITH THE PEOPLE AND AGAINST
DuE /yOPpOR4TTOWS

And so Mr.. Yost's egg exhibited before
the bewildered Mares Nest Cow ention of
October Ssh, is Matched at last. Here it is;
The People of Goodsen wanted railroad
to come there, and voted subscription. A
rival railroad corporation wanted to kill
the bill legalizing the subscription. Be
tween the People and the Railroad corpo-
ration, Mr.. Echo]s took the part OF the PEG.
pie. and didn't wait for any quorum
either. The man that sides with the PEG.
Gle is the man for Augusta!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

This is the most remarkable camnaipn
on record, in this; that while the State
Debt question is the most critical
issue, not a Republican has suggested any
mode of settlement, Or anything bearing
upon 1t. All they want is to be "sent
to the legislature where they can 60 in
the caucus and vote for III ahone.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

And SO Echols voted on the Farmers'
side of the question on the 18Th section of
the State Railroad Bill. Good, boy |!
Well may you say that you are not afraid
for the people of Augusta to read your
recOrdI
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

The Democratic vote of Augusta is in
the hands Of the Democratic Precinct
Committeeman. Will the Precinct Chair
men and their Committees go to work at
once, or will you have last fall repeated?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
We ask a suspension of Public Op,ni,

We ask suspension of Public Opinion
In the case Of Hon. Jacob Yost. We can
not believe that he is as much of a fos-
SLICED Bourbon as his Mondays speech
about parliamentary usage, and waiting
for quorums and SO forth, would Indicate.
The provoking sight Of Gen. Malone in
the Repu blican saddle, the near approach
of the opening of Congress-many other
things may have combined to distract his
attention. We do not believe that the
Awful Quorum will loom up before him
in congress SO portentously as it appears
in the Hon. Abe Fulkerson's letter. AT
any rate we ask suspension.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF AUGUSTA
~ COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given that the taxes for 1887 VILE
be ready for collection by October 18th. I will
meet the axpayerS of the county at the following
places, on the days mentioned, prepared to re-
ceiYe all
CAPITATION, LAND AND PROPERTY TAXES
for State Comfy, District. and School purposes.
All taxes due from Beverly Manor District will
be received in my office New Court house ST.,
next door to the County Jail, on and after that
date. will be at
, Churchv.lle, October 25th,
Deerheld. october 18th.
CraigSville October, 9th.
Newport October 28th.
Mid6lebrook, October Goth.
Greenville October 3lst.
SpottsWood, November LIST.
ParnaSSuS, November 3rd.
Mt Scion, November 18th.
Spring Hill, November 5th,
Mt. Sidney, November 18th.
|. New Hope, November 10th and 11th
Sherando, November 18th
FiSherSville, November 18th
Waynesboro, November 18th and 18th.
All persons failing to pay by December LIST, will
be charged
FIVE PER CENT. ADDITIONAL.
My Office will be open every day for the collec-
ton of taxes from all the districts Of the County
the books OF only one district being absent at a
; time and those only on the days mentioned above
j. N, MCFARLAND,
oct2l-4t County Treasurer.